<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div>I just bought a router actually named VR600 of TP-LINK, and it works great even on vectoring for example.<br></div>I actually just activated it, and this email is using that router.<br></div>I like the UI, and the features, but no WRT support for example.<br><br></div>But then again, it's a router with a A/VDSL modem, and not just a modem.<br><br></div>Ido<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jun 7, 2018 at 12:22 PM, Geoff Shang <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:geoff@quitelikely.com" target="_blank">geoff@quitelikely.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi everyone,<br>
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I'm in the market for a VDSL modem, and after looking at various options, I'm unsure which I should buy. So I thought I'd ask here for help/recommendations.<br>
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Last year, I posted to the list about ISP recommendations. As part of that discussion, I was sent a link to a site listing modems compatible with Israeli service. Until then, I didn't know that buying your own device was even an option here.<br>
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As previously mentioned, ISP-supplied modems/routers are an issue for me as a blind person, as many seem to have visual CAPTCHAs which make it difficult/impossible to log into the interface. And I don't think my choice of ISP should be determined by whether or not I can log into their equipment, I'd prefer to choose based on service (like everyone else).<br>
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So I'm now looking to buy a modem. I have a Ubiquiti Edge Router which I intend to use as the router, so routing/wi-fi component is not important.<br>
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I started looking at options. The things I thought were important were:<br>
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* Good/best modem performance<br>
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* Support for all/most relevant modem connectivity standards<br>
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* Support for open firmware<br>
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When I started looking, I was looking for modem-only devices. The closest I could find were modem/routers with only one ethernet port.<br>
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The device that seemed to fit the bill was the Netgear DM200. It has 1 port (albeit 100 MBPS but VDSL connections aren't exceeding that at the moment anyway), and it appears to be supported by OpenWRT.<br>
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But then I started seeing some bad reviews. In particular, with the help of Google Translate, I saw some unhappy people on <a href="http://hometheatre.co.il" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">hometheatre.co.il</a>, which I considered important as I will be using it here.<br>
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The othere 1-port device I found was the Draytech Vigor 130. This is more expensive, but I don't mind about that if the device is good. It seemed to generally get better performance reviews than the Netgear. However, it's not supported by OpenWRT as far as I can see.<br>
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There were a couple of other things that I also saw time and again. Some people say that Broadcom chips are better than others , though I've also seem comment that compatibility with the upstream chipset is the most important. Also, I saw references to things like vectoring and g.imp, things I know nothing about but which sound important, and g.fast which seems like it's going to be the next big thing but which nothing much seems to support yet.<br>
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People also pointed out that there's really no difference between using a 1-port router in bridged mode and using a 4-port router in bridged mode. As neither of the above had the Broadcom chips, and since I had seen quite a few recommendations for the TP Link 9970/9977, I looked into these.<br>
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The TP Link 9970 and 9977 (9977 is apparently newer) both seem to have the Broadcom chips and support g.imp. But neither seem to support open firmware from what I can see. Otheres like the 9980 do support it, but they don't have Broadcom chips.<br>
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Some people make the argument that if you're using a device in bridged mode, open firmware is less important, but I'm not sure if I buy that argument.<br>
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So now I'm a bit confused. I'm starting to lose track of which devices support what, and I don't really know which of these factors are specifically important here in Israel and which are more or less important generally.<br>
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Since I believe that most problems have been solved by others before me, I thought I'd ask here.<br>
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To repeat, I'm after a good modem. I'm not so concerned about price and I really don't care about the routing and wi-fi specs as I don't plan on using them.<br>
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Any advice anyone can provide would be most helpful.<br>
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Thanks,<br>
Geoff.<br>
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